“It’s about the freedom to aspire, and we encourage people to dream ... Near to the churches, Hendrik Potgieter Boulevard is lined with decor stores, bathroom shops and DIY outlets. “The guys I chat ...

As South Africa prepares to commemorate yet another Freedom Day, we are compelled to ask what exactly are we celebrating? Is it the symbolic victory of 1994, or the lived reality of a people still ...

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Freedom Day is the commemoration of the first democratic elections held in South Africa on 27 April 1994. These were the first post-apartheid national elections to be held in South Africa where anyone ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africans celebrate their "Freedom Day" every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africans celebrated their “Freedom Day” on Saturday, commemorating their country’s pivotal first democratic election on April 27, 1994, that announced the ...

As we reflect on Freedom Day, it is clear that there is still much work to be done to achieve the vision of a truly free and equal society in South Africa. It is imperative that the government and ...